Young Scientist Award of the International Union of Radio Science, September 1984

NASA Group Achievement Award (Dynamics Explorer), October 1983

Outstanding service award of the Electrical Engineering Department for excellence in teaching (1978)

Research Activities

Principal investigator on several research grants sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR), NSF Division of Polar Programs, NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences, NASA Space Physics Division, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. Current research projects include: (i) optical observations of high altitude plasma discharges and optical emissions known as sprites and elves, (ii) ground based VLF remote sensing of lightning-induced disturbances in ionospheric plasma and precipitation of energetic electrons at multiple sites across the United States, Canada and Antarctic, (iii) studies of HF radio wave heating of ionospheric plasma, (iv) interpretation of plasma wave and energetic particle data from low and high altitude satellites, (v) theoretical modeling of gyroresonant wave-particle interactions in the magnetosplasma, (vi) ELF/VLF observations of plasma waves at unmanned observatories in Antarctica and on ocean-based autonomous buoys, and (vii) investigations and computer simulation of energy efficiency of plasma display panels.

Teaching

Professor Inan has taught courses on Engineering Electromagnetics (EE141), Electromagnetic Waves (EE142), Elementary Plasma Physics (EE356), and Numerical Electromagnetics (EE256). In previous years he has also taught a number of other courses, including Fourier Transforms and Applications (EE261), Microwave Engineering (EE246), Antennas for Telecommunications and Remote Sensing (EE252), and Statistical Signal Processing (EE278).

Professional Organizations and Service Outside Stanford

Vice-President of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI)

Immediate Past Chair of the United States National Committee (USNC) of URSI

Fellow, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Chairman, United States National Committee (USNC) of URSI, 2002-2005

International Chairman of Commission H (Waves in Plasmas) of URSI, 2002-2005

Chairman, Commission H of USNC/URSI, 1996-1999

U. S. Representative to the Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research Working Group of the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1998-2004